On Jan 6, 2011, at 17:35, Jason Swails wrote: > man open ;) > > 'open <file>' will open <file> with its default program if there is one. > 'open -a <program> <file>' will open <file> with <program> > > and my personal favorite, > > 'open -a <program>' just launches the program as though you clicked it on the > dock or double-clicked it in the finder (and remember that Mac is > case-insensitive).
Or expressed in terms of Finder functionality: "open <file>" is the same as double-clicking the file <file> "open -a <program>" is the same as double-clicking the program <program> "open -a <program> <file>" is the same as dragging the file <file> onto the program <program> "open -e <file>" is the same as dragging the file <file> onto the program TextEdit _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
